Sentences with phrase «state shear stress»
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Coulomb's equation states that in order to slide one hand against the other the shear stress — akin to the force applied to slide your hands — divided by the surrounding pressure — squeezing the sand together — must equal something called the friction coefficient.
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In physics, shear stress is a stress state in which the shape of a material tends to change (usually by «sliding» forces — torque by transversely - acting forces) without particular volume change.
«This unstable state concludes with an actual labquake, in which the shearing block rapidly displaces, the friction and shear stress decrease precipitously, and the gouge layers simultaneously compact,» he said.